Nutrition for Women, Part 3: Menopause and Beyond

by Dale Ames Kline, MS, RD, LD and Katie M. Dodd, MS, RD, CSG, LD

FIT108

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This course is credentialed for:Fitness (11.00 ACSM CECs)

Summary:

What does successful aging mean for women? As the life expectancy of women has increased, so has the knowledge of how to effectively support health and longevity in older women. Many women wonder whether diet and exercise can offset the challenge of estrogen deficiency. Each plays a crucial role in successful aging, which maximizes longevity and minimizes premature disease, disability, and dysfunction. Health professionals need to understand and help their elder female clients modify diet, exercise, and lifestyle activities to achieve and maintain independence and successful aging. The aging process; death and disease patterns; biology of aging; physiology of menopause; weight management after menopause; heart disease; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, and cognitive function; the frail elderly; and exercise for postmenopausal women will be discussed.

Objectives:

The goal of this course is to explore the current dietary recommendations related to menopause and the years beyond, and examine the scientific evidence, which provides the underlying rationale for those guidelines. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:

Distinguish between the terms “usual aging” and “successful aging” and identify the major nutritional factors that are associated with successful aging.

Explain the relationship of body mass index to mortality in older adults.

Describe the effect of menopause on fat distribution and metabolic syndrome.

Identify the nutritional factors associated with primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and the alterations in lipid levels that are likely to occur in postmenopausal women.

Summarize the current scientific literature regarding calcium supplementation, vitamin D supplementation, and the role of estrogen replacement in slowing and/or restoring bone mass loss in postmenopausal women and preventing fractures.

Describe the nutritional factors associated with osteoarthritis and discuss the single most important preventive factor for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Describe the nutritional issues, particularly those associated with B vitamins and antioxidants, associated with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.

Compare and contrast the nutritional issues of the frail elderly, considering both those living in the community and residents of a facility.

Identify the nutrition screening and assessment tools available for use with older women and demonstrate their use.

Summarize the literature regarding the effect of physical activity in the elderly and the effect on falls, and discuss the current physical activity guidelines for older adults.

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Accreditation Information

This course is intended for multiple professions, including dietitians, health educators, and fitness professionals.

Fitness professionals: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.

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Relias LLC is recognized by the American Council on Exercise as a Continuing Education Specialist (provider #250164). This course is approved for 1.1 ACE CEC. ACE approval for this course expired 12/31/2019.

OnCourse Learning, a Relias LLC company, is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Committee as an approved provider of continuing education (provider #A1074). This course is approved for 0.7 CEU of continuing education for the CSCS & NSCA-CPT.

The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that Nutrition Dimension meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2010 to 2013 (provider #681205). ACSM’s Professional Education Committee certifies that Relias LLC meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2013 to December 2022 (provider #730441). This course is approved for 11.0 ACSM CECs. ACSM approved providership of these programs does not imply endorsement of the sponsoring organization’s products/services.